Book 1 of the Pyke Island Mystery in Downeast Maine series
Two crimes. One frozen island. A tide of secrets waiting to surface.
A woman wakes in a remote Maine cabin — alone, bloodied, and without answers. The island around her looks quiet. It isn’t.
Pyke Island has a long memory and a tight grip on its secrets. A missing Hollywood producer. A smuggling ring no one will name. A community that watches and waits. The more she unravels, the more she realizes the danger isn’t only around her — some of it is closer than she thought.
For readers who like their suspense coastal, character-driven, and cold to the bone, A Fickle Tide is where the Pyke Island Mystery series begins.
Moe Claire
Softcover: 978-1-961905-56-6 | $14.95
E-book: 978-1-961905-30-6 | $5.99
May 2025 | 325 pages
The story doesn’t end here:
Book 2
A hidden cave. A buried past.
Book 3
The past wears a veil. It won’t stay hidden.
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“A mystery with as many twists and turns as a mountain road, populated by rich, complex characters you’ll care about—and infused with vivid knowledge of Maine’s geology, geography, and ocean lore. A Fickle Tide is a mystery you won’t want to miss.”
—Kate Flora, award-winning author of Those Who Choose Evil
“A great mystery series, fast-paced, authentic.“
—Dotty Small, retired Maine police officer/detective for 37 years
“A complex, tightly-woven story with subtle clues, sharp misdirection, exciting suspense and clever plot twists.”
—Bill Bushnell, Kennebec Journal
“A fast, engaging mystery set against the vivid and haunting backdrop of Downeast Maine’s rugged Pyke Island.”
— Gabriela Stiteler, award-winning writer & co-chair, New England Crime Bake
“From my perspective as a Mainer, a cop, and a writer, I would score this engaging, well-written book a perfect 10 in local crime fiction.”
—Richard Stockford, author of the Detective Thomas Clipper Mysteries
“A whodunit for the whenever. Curl up with a hot drink and read Moe Claire.”
—Ellsworth American